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Dates vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dates and celery

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, manganese, and vitamin B5; however, celery is richer in vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Dates cover your daily fiber needs 26% more than celery.
  • Celery has 6 times less copper than dates. Dates have 0.206mg of copper, while celery has 0.035mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Celery, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Dates
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Celery
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +290.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.3%
Contains more IronIron +410%
Contains more CopperCopper +488.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +154.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
~equal in Calcium ~40mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Dates
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Celery
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +147.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +298.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +675%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +985.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +89.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Celery DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 1.6g 26%
Fructose 19.56g 0.37g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 2.97g 24%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 29.3µg 22%
Copper 0.206mg 0.035mg 19%
Calories 282kcal 16kcal 13%
Potassium 656mg 260mg 12%
Iron 1.02mg 0.2mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 11mg 8%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.103mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.074mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.246mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.32mg 6%
Phosphorus 62mg 24mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.4µg 5%
Folate 19µg 36µg 4%
Protein 2.45g 0.69g 4%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3.1mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.021mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.057mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.27mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.13mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 1.37g N/A
Calcium 39mg 40mg 0%
Sugar 63.35g 1.34g N/A
Choline 6.3mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
4
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Celery
1
3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +255.1%
Contains more FatsFats +129.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2426.3%
Contains more OtherOther +116.2%
Contains more WaterWater +364.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Celery
1
27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +315.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
4
38% 31% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 23.84 g
Glucose: 19.87 g
Fructose: 19.56 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.12 g
Galactose: 0 g
Celery
1
6% 30% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.48 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +29700%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4867.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +5186.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients
  2. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.